Discussing Disability in Dance: A New Book Project

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT, ILLUSTRATION BY LIZ BRENT Here’s an interesting fact: One in four people in the United States have a disability that impacts a major part of their life according to a 2018 report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s 25 percent of the US population. […]

May 13, 2019  |  Read Article

Positive Discrimination?

PODCAST BY SILVA LAUKKANEN, PHOTOS BY DAVID WOHLSCHLAG In this episode of DanceCast, Silva interviews Maija Karhunen, a dancer and performer based in Helsinki, Finland. Maija discusses the practicalities of touring as a disabled dancer, attitudes in Europe toward disability, how to navigate the special attention that disability voices receive, and […]

March 8, 2018  |  Read Article